Literature Review on Employability, Inclusion and ICT, Report 1: The Concept of Employability, with a Specific Focus on Young People, Older Workers and Migrants

Abstract

IPTS has launched a research project on how ICT can support employability, in the context of its policy support activities for
the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy, and the Digital Agenda for Europe. As a first step, JRC‐IPTS contracted the
Institute of Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK to prepare: a) a review of the literature on employability, its
dimensions and the factors which affect it in general and for groups at risk of exclusion, namely migrants, youth and older
workers; and b) a report on how ICT contribute to employability, support the reduction of barriers and create pathways to
employment for all, including the three specific groups at risk of exclusion. This report presents the findings of the first part of the research.

The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and
monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the
Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special
interests, whether private or national.